I agree completely. This article mixes obvious no-no's like using var and avoiding cluttering the global namespace with headscratchers like the one you mention

I agree completely. This article mixes obvious no-no's like using var and avoiding cluttering the global namespace with headscratchers like the one you mention. This article would more accurately be titled best practices for DOM interactions since most of the suggestions deal with DOM issues rather than pure language issues (and most of these are easily dealt with through the use of a good library like jquery). The Google Javascript style guide someone mentioned above is much more relevant to pure language issues, and is the one style guide I reference frequently (or should reference frequently).